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Many people think of celebrities as these quasi-perfect hoomans with big fortunes and equally big hearts. And think of thousands of fans who’d do anything for Oprah’s autograph or a picture with Zendaya; of course, they expect the A-listers to be friendly and nice individuals.
But according to this Reddit thread, this is not always the case. Someone asked people on Ask Reddit “Who is the rudest celebrity you've ever met?”, and they delivered a bunch of interesting stories. And oh boy, we didn’t see that coming!
Get prepared to be let down after reading people's encounters with rude and entitled famous people and don’t forget to take them with a pinch of salt. We can’t guarantee these are facts or fiction, but hey, who knows?!
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#1
Oprah didn’t tip me on a $200 lunch — instead, she signed a napkin for me and acted like she was doing me a huge favor. The kicker was when she walked in, they gave away all of my other tables so she didn’t have to wait for anything. So I made $4/hour for two hours for the privilege of serving Oprah, and she went on and on about signing a napkin that I never asked for.
Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
You should have used it to wipe her table right in front of her face.
Olivia Sorenson 3 years ago
or handed it to her and said "you got a little something there"
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TheDivineMsM 3 years ago
Wait staff often get paid $3-$4 an hour and earn the rest in tips. That's why tipping is so important.
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PeachPossum 3 years ago
She is generous only when her generosity is witnessed by her millions of fawning viewers.
Anne Edwards 3 years ago
That's not her generosity, she always gets someone else to pay for it.
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Zol 3 years ago
Celebrities are not worthy of any admiration . They are so completely false ... they are just liars .
Nicole Weymann 3 years ago
Celebrity status does not come with an attached halo (nor do priesthood or a police badge)., it's come as you are: be an a$$hole, stay an a$$hole. Likewise they don't automatically lose any empathy or common sense when they achieve fame (though it can go to people's head - but in reverse losing your livelihood can make you unsociable, too)
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Sherman Von Gee 3 years ago
Dude. She used to bring her little ASs hole dogs to a grooming salon I worked at years ago.. well her assistant did. And her dogs were the worst. She also never made appointments she'd just show up unannounced.. so we would have to completely rearrange our whole day to accommodate her. Which usually meant working 3-5 hours late since she also got show cuts on all of the dogs which takes alot longer to do. Ppl would be picking up their dogs hours late because of this and then we'd get shitty tips over this but the owner WOULD NOT let us tell her to F**k off and make an appointment. She kissed Oprah's ass. Then when the dogs would get picked up, the assistant would knit pick everything to try to get a discount. Her cuts cost $90-130 a piece depending on the dog. The bill was always around $360... never once did we ever get a tip. Not once. I ended up leaving that salon when this turned into a biweekly ordeal. I was sick of losing money n getting yelled at by tipping clients. F**k Oprah.
Spikey boi 3 years ago
Oprah really is kinda a douche. My mom actually went to view one of her talk shows behind the scenes and Oprah was really rude to the staff.
To find out more about our society’s fascination with celebrity culture, Bored Panda spoke with Claire Sisco King, the Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Communication Studies at Vanderbilt University. King explained that celebrity is defined by a number of paradoxes. “Celebrities often become sources of identification for their fans; audiences often imagine them as relatable or ‘just like us.’ At the same time, celebrities are aspirational figures who seem to lead extraordinary lives that are out of reach for most people.”
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#2
Okay, so a quick disclaimer first - this wasn't me, but my friend Dolly who was a flight attendant for a well known British airline until she died. She'd been with them since year dot, and as a result of her seniority would work in the First Class cabin. In her own words, she preferred it at the front of the plane, the nylon carpets at the back played havoc with her bunions..
ANYWAY,
One day she had a British "celebrity" called Katie Price onboard. Ms Price is famous for... umm.. having boobs and falling out of various bars, I think.
So, Ms Price comes on board, spots Dolly, and proceeds to spend five minutes listing her demands for the flight - namely that she should have total privacy, that anyone coming near her should be escorted away, that no crew approach her unless she calls them, and that Dolly herself would be held responsible if she was bothered at all, heads would roll, etc..
Dolly waited for her to finish her demands, and then said "Certainly madam. And you are.......?"
tl;dr No name "celebrity" makes OTT demands on plane, gets cut down to size by elderly Northern lady.
Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
Yes the currently bankrupt Ms Price has recently been seen on social media showing off her most recent plastic surgery and luxury foreign holidays.
LuckyNumbers 3 years ago (edited)
She's actually starting to look like a (badly constructed) barbiedoll.
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Firkin Dirkin 3 years ago
Price is a slow motion bad taste, utterly up her own ass train wreck. Was warned about her drug and alchohol use during her pregnancy but wouldn't stop. Her tragic son is terribly damaged but it's "not her responsibility" etc.
SuperChicken 3 years ago
Kudos to Dolly! Many of these wannabe celebs think that they're God's gift to the human race.🙈
Anne Edwards 3 years ago
She seems to be famous for being infamous in Britain. Since she has virtually no money at all, she isn't very good at it.
#3
I was an extra on X men: Days of Future Past. They were all nice. Jennifer Lawrence was the one that was the more meh with other people. I don't blame her too much... Peak hunger game popularity at the time I get it. She was probably afraid people would try to always give her too much attention...
However the other actors didn't care about that. The NICEST ones by FAR were Hugh Jackman and James McAvoy for what I saw.
For McAvoy, one of my friend was one of the extras right behind him in a scene and we were shooting 14 hours a day in cooking 40 degrees enclosed green screen bordered set in bright sunlight. We were running in high heels and wearing winter jackets... Basically a hellish day. And we couldn't sit anywhere! Well McAvoy saw my friend wasn't doing right and he let her sit in Professor X's chair and have a bit of his water bottle. And with that said, the dude would just talk and chit chat with everybody, despite the very strict non-conversation with actors contract we signed. He's just so chill.
Hugh Jackman literally signed autographs in between shots and high fived a bunch of people all the time.
Michael Fassbender told all set workers passing by him after a very long day of work battling in water to have a nice day. I was a huge fan of his at the time and it made my whole year at that point.
F*ckin Peter Dinklage was dancing disco during the heatwave day to cheer people up.
TrickQuestion 3 years ago (edited)
Probably something like this. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x41umtz
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Dana Shepard 3 years ago
I KNEW Dinklage was a good dude! I just knew it. Thanks for verifying
ChickyChicky 3 years ago
I think, in general, it's a lot easier for a man to deal with fans that a woman, especially a young and pretty woman. I'm sure they get all kinds of weirdos and stalkers.
#4
Ellen Degeneres is a bona fide b*tch. Incredibly rude, my Uncle worked with her(he's an architect) on some project and she treated her help like total cr*p. I couldn't believe it at the time, but I've heard similar accounts of her bad behavior over the years.
Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
She successfully hid it for years, making money from her "caring" persona, another arsehole who doesn't deserve screen time.
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
Agreed. She lies on screen, makes guests *super uncomfortable*, and isn't even that funny- it's all the cued laughter that the audience is forced to make upon the flash of the 'Laugh' red light
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L Melville 3 years ago
I loved when she tried to whine about Dakota Johnson not inviting Ellen to her b-day party on her show and Dakota called her a** out and was like "Actually....you WERE invited. So don't pretend like you weren't" and told her "I didn't even know you liked me". Way to go on calling her out on her BS, girl!!!
Carney 3 years ago
I consider Ellen a "great" actress. In fact, she spent years "acting" as if she were the paragon of virtue. A person who genuinely cared about other people. She talked such a powerfully strong message of love, respect, kindness and tolerance -- repeatedly and whenever and wherever she might have an audience. The problem, of-course, is was all an act. Sure she said the right words, often with the right tone, but it was all incredibly fake. At her core she is cruel, wildly judgmental, selfish and arrogant. It would be just and deserving if she were to be ignored and forgotten by the media, the industry and all those upon which she has preyed over the years.
SuperChicken 3 years ago
And the irony is, she keeps saying, "be kind." She needs to practice what she preaches.
Just A Banana. 3 years ago
First of all, why censor crap? Second of all, how is this news? Ellen was already a jerk
Autumn Artemis 3 years ago
One of my church friends used her as a reason why “gay people are bad” thanks Ellen. As if we don’t have enough hate lol.
Ansi 3 years ago (edited)
Ellen had a regular segment when she made her staffmember, was he called Andy?, go to horror houses, read dirty sounding words and stuff like that. (Like "Pen is broken". OMG, the US has humor like a puberty kid) Then when he was terrified or mortifyed she just laughed and laughed. I always thought that was so mean.
Quiltin Mammar 3 years ago
I've always thought she was too good to be true, and so full of her own self importance
The professor explained that this tension between celebrities’ imagined ordinariness and extraordinariness seems to drive much of this fascination. “Because of their intense visibility, celebrities become almost like mirrors for their audiences who look for their own images in them; sometimes audiences see idealized versions of themselves in celebrities or versions to which they aspire.”
King continued: “Other times, comparisons to celebrities can leave fans feeling inferior. That sense of imagining or defining ourselves in relation to public figures, whether we find it pleasurable or painful, is a big part of much celebrity fandom.”
#5
I haven’t met many but Lenny Kravitz stayed at the hotel I worked at. He had the hotel sign an agreement that the staff were not to look at him or talk to him.
Snoop dog was cool. He left a bunch of booze and weed behind in his suite. The house keepers got a bunch of top shelf hootch and weed after he left.
Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
It's just a pity so many people looked at him when he was trying to become famous otherwise they wouldn't have to not look at him now.
Sam 3 years ago
Its wierd you assume the goal of musicians is "to be famous". Many genuinely enjoy their craft and fame is a rather overwhelming by product. Can you imagine being stared at, approached and otherwise hounded when just trying to go about your life?
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Dorothy Parker 3 years ago
Snoop doesn't make a big deal about the good things he does for others. I hear he's a genuinely good man.
madbakes 3 years ago
If I could choose one celebrity to spend a day with, it would be Snoop.
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I mean what's the deal with that? People aren't allowed to look at you, seriously?
Lav Oravaf 3 years ago
went to two Krawitz' concerts, both he was 2h+ late and in both, no apologies, and during the concerts absolutely no interaction with the audience... f**k that... never again. I have zero patience for people behaving like they are royalty. Same experience with Jamiroquai... concert was same as a CD playing.
Orange Frosting 3 years ago
What is it with these ridiculous people who don't want others to look at them or talk to them? I can't imagine such arrogance.
CatWoman312 3 years ago
And I would take that seriously. If he called room service he’d be met with a silent line. When he went to check in/out I’d stare into oblivion and not acknowledge him at all.
april jenkins 3 years ago
sad is... that's what he wants, that's what he expected.
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Richard A Petro 3 years ago
It seems the entire world has signed a "don't look or talk to me" agreement with the really-not-that-famous personality known as Lenny Kravitz. I am given to understand that he was a "thing" in the 20th Century.
Oddly Me 3 years ago
I think what people are failing to understand is that he isn't being egotistical (imo), he just wanted to be a normal/average Joe. I can respect, and understand that.
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Tyra Banks.
This takes place when UPN and WB were merging into “The CW”.
She comes into town for an ANTM cattle call. Demands we repaint the office she was going to use (for three days) makes our pregnant programming director cry, flips her shot and tries to get me fired when I wouldn’t get her a bottled water.
My response was “have one of your people get it, I have to get back to the board, commercial break is up in 40 seconds.”
Opposite side, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are two of the nicest celebrities I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting.
We had just gotten “that 70’s show” in syndication and they came out for promo shoots. Super friendly.
SomePeopleCallMeMaurice 3 years ago
Well, she has always said she wanted to be the next Oprah Winfrey, so according to #1 on this list, she’s getting there!
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Dorothy Parker 3 years ago
Kutcher and Kunis just raised thirty five million dollars for Ukraine, Kunis' homeland. So yeah, pretty great.
SuperChicken 3 years ago
Exactly. Not only they were among the first people to respond to Zelenskyy - I think, they're still raising money for Ukraine.
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Michael Sanders 3 years ago
I remember when she would do those bits like wear a fat suit to see how she was treated differently and dress up like a homeless person to see what it was like. She had been “homeless” for one godddamn day and talked about how dirty, tired and hungry she was. Try doing it for years you elitist assshole.
Serial pacifist 3 years ago
Somehow, most of the people in this thread are actually those I would expect to find here. Still waiting for Biebs to show up.
Leslie Crittenden 3 years ago
Tyra Banks irritated the heck out of me when she emcee'd America's Got Talent. She was such an attention hog, and she pushed people to talk when they didn't want to. Clearly had a big ego problem.
#7
I’ve worked as a maintenance worker at a concert venue for a few summers and have bumped into several celebrities, but Carrie Underwood is the one who sticks out because of how demanding she always was. She refused to use a toilet if someone else had sat on the seat before her — cleaning them was never good enough, so we had to buy new toilet seats every time she came. Considering how much we already had to fix, the last thing we wanted to do was pointlessly replace perfectly good toilet seats. In contrast, Reba McEntire would always eat lunch with the staff and was always super chill.
New Prometheus 3 years ago
Why would somebody go and actually buy a new toilet seat? Why to give in to this kind of bullying and nonsense?
Monday 3 years ago
Cause the manager thinks bending over backwards for the celeb will be good for their career and the employee needs the job so they can't refuse.
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Mad Dragon 3 years ago
A friend of mine was hired to be her backstage photographer at one of her concerts. Apparently she demanded a very specific scent of Yankee candle in her dressing room. When she found the candle was the wrong scent, she threw it against the wall and screamed, “How f**king hard is it to buy a f**king CANDLE?!” Absolute trash.
Megan Pippenger 3 years ago
Reba McEntyre really is great. She came in to the dry cleaners I used to work at to drop off her stuff. A big deal bc most celebrities who used us sent their assistant or housekeeper, but she came herself and was super sweet! My boss was starstruck and forgot Reba’s name but she was super kind and chill about it. She waa just like “Oh it happens to all of us!”
Kim Lorton 3 years ago
Sometimes, the “REAL” person comes out once they get famous. Not very nice, demanding, irritable and thinking they really are, “ all that”. It is a real shame, since whomever you might meet, could become a great fan, or know always, how really shi**y of a human being you are.
Rebecca Trinkner 3 years ago
When are we going to stop treating celebs like royalty. They're not. People need to start just saying no to that s**t.
Moreover, there are also cases in which audiences take pleasure in disidentifying with celebrities, the professor argues. “For instance, when they are involved in a scandal or make public missteps. Or, when celebrities experience tragedies, fans might find themselves identifying with the celebrities’ pain but might also feel relief that they themselves did not experience the tragedy.” Therefore, King argues that our fascination with celebrities is often characterized by mixed emotions and by vacillation between feeling close or similar to celebrities and feeling distant from or unlike them.
#8
My dad is a pilot and he frequently deals with celebrities. His company has all the staff sign NDAs, but my dad usually doesn't even know who the celebrities are unless they've been in the news. He said that Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are incredibly rude to their own staff. Personal assistants were terrified of them.
Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
Incredibly rude to their own staff, tells you everything you need to know about these arseholes.
Bella10 3 years ago (edited)
I’ve served them both numerous times. Nicole is actually super sweet but she is very eccentric and surprisingly shy. I’ve never had an issue with her. Keith is super down to earth.
Wang Zhuang 3 years ago
The staff should just quit. I don't care how famous the person is, there is never an excuse for abuse.
May 3 years ago
I'm sure Nicole Kidman is a very talented actor, but I can't get past that something about her face makes her look evil to me. I can't put my finger on it, but whenever I look at her I think 'evil'. She makes a great villain, though.
iLikePiedras 3 years ago
What? I worked with Keith in some recording sessions about 8 years ago, and he was literally one of the nicest people I've ever worked with in any capacity. He always made a point to greet me and ask me how I was doing...and I was the lowest person on the totem pole there and he was a bright light in an otherwise horrendous work environment (the recording studio in general, not his sessions). He expected everyone to do their job, but never asked for anything outrageous and unreasonable.
Steve Fischer 3 years ago
That's exactly why I don't give a flying fvck about so called celebrities.
Michelle Muirhead 3 years ago
This is true. I was told by a former manager of mine that she is the rudest person ever. On the other hand Tom Cruise was very nice.
CatWoman312 3 years ago
If you have to have people sign a NDA, you have something to hide. I feel like every celebrity who orders this is evil or very ugly
EEP 3 years ago
Not necessarily. The people working for you know a lot and they know this information is worth something, so I think it's rather normal to try and protect your privacy. Nobody's interested in my little quirks or toilet paper preferences but it's different for celebrities.
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Years ago, us kids waited for Jim Belushi and John Candy after they shot Only the Lonely in Chicago. I asked Belushi for an autograph, and he literally called us a bunch of pieces of sh*t, stupid kids, and to get the F out of there. Then came Candy with a big old smile and cigar hanging out of his mouth, and he spent the next 10 minutes signing autographs and thanking all his fans.
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
Miss John Candy. He was always just himself in every movie he was in.
#10
Randy Jackson. He was invited to a telethon hosted by a hospital for children with severe disabilities, where my little sister lived until she passed away. Whenever the cameras were off, he would hide in his hotel room and seemed disgusted with the kids. Didn’t want anything to do with them. When the cameras were on though, he was all smiles and hugs. It was so disheartening and disappointed. Almost 10 years ago and I still remember it so clearly.
Kay blue 3 years ago
I love how the British way of saying that doesn't get censored.
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L Melville 3 years ago
Alternatively....Johnny Depp came to the BC Children's Hospital in full POTC/Jack Sparrow costume and visited with all the kids and handed out pirate swords and had mock sword fights with them and such. He's an incredible person and just seemed to really care so much. I have all the respect in the world for him. 🥰 (my daughter was a newborn and in the NICU so we didn't get to see him at all but I know it was am amazing experience for the kids who were older/did get to meet him)
Gwenn Kuhns 3 years ago
He's done that for quite a few hospitals!! Shame he's not going to be in the next movie because his ex wife lied....
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I'll never understand why celebrities that don't like kids will do things like this with them. Surely you could just visit or host a fundraiser for a group of people or animals you like instead?
Beth S 3 years ago
I wonder if some get paid to do spots like this by the organization that is looking for donations via celebrity exposure.
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ChickyChicky 3 years ago
There's all these threads about introverts and how they recharge by being in a quiet space on their own, but I guess that doesn't apply here?
Kim Lorton 3 years ago
Wow. What a huge turd. Why not just say no. Kids know when you don’t like them or are disgusted by them. I would’ve made an effort to pee, barf or poop on him.
Anne Edwards 3 years ago
Who is he, really? He was once a judge on a pi$$ poor TV show. Isn't he famous for being unable to turn a thought into an understandable sentence?
What’s also interesting about celebrity culture is that famous people also have a great deal of presence in people’s everyday lives—in film and television, on magazine covers and advertisements, and across social media. “And yet,” King states, “most people never actually come into contact with celebrities and experience them at a distance or only virtually.”In this way, they are visible to us but almost always out of reach. “This tension between presence and absence also seems to drive people’s desire for celebrities,” she explained.
#11
William Shatner said he would give me an autograph in Hawaii when I was about 10 . He said ‘lemme get a pen’, got in his limo and drove off.
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
That's a kid whose hopes you hyped up and then left him hanging there >:(
Kurt Wolfe 3 years ago
I worked in LA/Hollywood as armed security patrol. Stopped to watch filming of TJ Hooker. Shatner saw me and held up his hand to wave. I left him hangin' cause frankly I was more interested in how they were filming the scene and I didn't recognize him at first. So I guess I got him back for you.
#12
I'm from Vancouver, Canada (big film industry town), and a close family member of mine has worked in film here for 20 years, so I have too many stories to list. How about some rude ones, and some nice ones.
Gerard Butler. Around nine years ago he insistently pursued a friend of mine at a club/lounge. She wasn't interested and told him so. Instead of respecting her wishes, he approached us, her friends, and attempted to get her number from us without her knowing. He would not respect her boundaries, or respect that no means no.
Dedee Pfeiffer (Michelle Pfeiffer's sister) attempted to have my female family member (crew member) fired from the movie of the week they were working on because Dedee was threatened by my family member's appearance. This is not hyperbole. A producer told my family member "She's threatened by you because you're a petite blonde, like her, and you're outgoing and popular with the other crew members". My family member wasn't fired; Dedee was presumably told to cool her jets and focus on her job. Dedee Pfeiffer's ego really is, apparently, that delicate that she can't handle another woman around her having any kind of positive attention. Later on in the shoot Dedee was purging in a set toilet (she is bulimic) and her gag reflex wouldn't stop gagging, so she passed out and an ambulance was called.
David Duchovny circa X-Files. Frequent hissy fits on set, flipping garbage cans over, etc. Probably contributed 90% of Vancouver's stripper and escort income during the show's run.
John Travolta. Kind, professional man on set. Arrested while here filming Look Who's Talking in Stanley Park for soliciting sex from an undercover male VPD officer and discretely bailed out of jail at 2am by a producer.
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
OP said, "How about some rude ones, and some nice ones." None of them were really nice though.
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kjorn 3 years ago
that sad part about travolta is i'm pretty sure that 99% of people didn't care if he were gay or not. pretty sure also that people would be happy for him if he didn't denied it.
LisaMarie 3 years ago
Heres the rest of the post: "Evangeline Lilly. F*cked her way into her career, which isn't at all uncommon and I don't judge her for it. Started as a movie extra and f*cked producers for roles. Vinnie Jones, Juggernaut in X-Men. Carried on an affair with a makeup artist during filming, then went home to England and was featured in a Hello! magazine spread with his wife, portrayed as the glowing, loving husband. Kim Basinger. Shy, and stunningly beautiful in person. Halle Berry. More beautiful in person than on film, if that's possible. I'll edit when I think of more. I've had a few glasses of wine and my memory is failing me."
Supernatural 3 years ago
Ooooh ...John travolta eh? How long before this post gets taken down?
Anne Edwards 3 years ago
I like John Travolta, I always have. He has always come across as such a nice man and I've enjoyed a lot of his movies. If this is true, I'm sorry that he feels that he has to hide himself away.
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AnnaBanananna 3 years ago
Are Scientologists against homosexuality? Just wondering if his “religion” prevents him from coming out?
Scagsy 3 years ago
I might be wrong but I think I read somewhere on the internet (so it must be right!) that the Church of Scientology had a hand in creating a fake hetero lifestyle for him. There was one story about one of Travolta's pilots having an affair with him for six years. Apparently, the pilot would fly Travolta out with a prominent lady and then he would spend the time with his gay lover, leaving the lady to enjoy a solo sunshine break. I don't know how true any of that is though. And who really cares? If he's gay, he's gay. Good for him.
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Rebecca Trinkner 3 years ago
To me Gerard Butler.looks like the kind of guy who's be living in a trailer with a beer gut.
Kate Jones 3 years ago
I believe the DD one absolutely. For what it's worth, an actor friend spent some time with John Travolta just after his son's death and said he was salt of the earth and super kind. He flew him in on his private jet and was nothing but generous and his wife Kelly was really wonderful, too. He might be in the closet- at this point I think the amount of evidence piling up about it is enough to be suspicious - but he was very nice. My friend was a little worried about meeting him because he was a scientologist, which my friend really despises and he said at one point he felt comfortable enough to joke about it to him, and John didn't care at all. He just laughed it off and said it works for him and it helped him through tough times but that's his own choice and to each their own.
#13
Eric Roberts was a guest at a small, local comic convention. Thought it would be cool to get a signed pic of him as the Master. He pretended people weren't there until they paid his manager fifty bucks. My wife's parting shot as we walked away? "Loved your work on Celebrity Rehab."
Anastasia Redmond 3 years ago
At some conventions, they have to charge as the convention takes a chunk of the money.
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Mary Rotman 3 years ago
Unfortunately, it is expected for fans to pay for autographs at these events. Sadly, it's the only source of income for some.
Anne Edwards 3 years ago
Once upon a time he was an outstanding actor. Long, long time ago.
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Ozymandias73 3 years ago
Wow. I met him once at a ComicCon in Novi, Mi. i was in the restroom taking care of business and he just happened to come to the urinal right next to me. I happened to look up and notice who he was. We chatted, washed hands, and continued talking afterwards for like 5 mins. He was nothing but polite. Even came to me and my friend's comic booth. I thought he was super cool.
Riley Quinn 3 years ago
Normally, I wouldn't condone ridiculing someone for their drug addiction, but a witty parting shot deserves respect.
“Finally, celebrities often represent larger ideals or values. For instance, in the United States, we often interpret celebrities as illustrations of the American Dream,” King suggested. “Attachment to celebrities often derives from people’s attachment to the values or ideologies with which they are associated.”
#14
My daughter was at a store in orlando and ran into LeBron James when he was with the Heat. 13 yo girl asked for a pic and he got pissy, told her she wasn't worthy of a picture with him, did she even know who he was, he didn't have time for this. Walked away leaving her crying so bought her an ice cream.
Martha Meyer 3 years ago
Wow, not being in the mood for a pic with a fan is one thing, but this is on another level.
Kay blue 3 years ago
Agreed, he could have been so much nicer and just said "sorry, I'm off duty today" or something.
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Janeybent42 3 years ago
Oh yeah dealt with him and his goon squad of body guards in Cleveland. I understand them wanting their space but he just stood around in a hotel lobby with his body guards around him literally telling people to go away for like thirty minutes.
Kynnica Pilupner 3 years ago
can we PLEASE not make everything about men hating women, this is clearly about James being a d**k to a kid and not about James being a d**k to a person of female sex
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Qibli of the SandWings 3 years ago
I’m a little suspicious about this story. I don’t think leBron had done this, or maybe he was going through a bad day. I have a friend that loved him, AND got got to meet him, and he is always saying how leBron is an awesome guy.
Anaïs 3 years ago
yeah, I also have doubts over this one.. very very hard to believe..
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Wasn't worthy of a picture with him? It's hard to imagine LeBron doing that to a little girl, especially after the work he's done establishing schooling for children.
Sisyphus 4.0 3 years ago
I seriously doubt many of these stories. You should take things with a grain of salt. People lie for the smallest or no reason at all. Why do people believe most of these stories with no proof. Stop be gullible.
#15
Sean Penn. F*cking douche at the movie theater I worked at.
On the other side of that are Robin Williams and Lars Ulrich. Two of the nicest, most genuine dudes I ever slang popcorn to.
Kay blue 3 years ago
I've always thought Sean Penn was a complete arsehole, until I watched his documentary about his work in Haiti, so now I only think that he is mostly an arsehole.
Baali Venomax 3 years ago
he was married to Madonna at one time in her career and he used to abuse her and beat her up. She would be seen in the papers and on the news, with black eyes and bruises frequently. He's always been a git and had a heavy drinking problem.
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Rodrigo “centoventicinque” Boschi 3 years ago
lars ulrich is the drummer of the most famous metal ban on the planet, but if you stop him and ask what he do for living he's going to tell you he's in a cool band and is fantastic like every teenage band member!
Sisyphus 4.0 3 years ago
No It isn't most of commenter are assholes too. Including me sometimes.
Load More Replies... Béla Kun 3 years ago
Isn't Lars the one that cryed that he will go bankrupt because of illegal downloads?
SuperChicken 3 years ago
IIRC - he filed a lawsuit against Napster for illegal downloads/sharing.
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Chad Gray, singer of Mudvayne and Hellyeah. I was in an autograph line where you had to buy the album at the show to be in the line back in 2005, at the peak of Mudvayne's success. This kid was in line in front of me, maybe 19 years old. He gets to his turn and says "hey man I've spent every free dime I have to see you guys when you're in the area since before your first album. I don't have much, but I love you guys so much, I saved all year to buy a festival ticket because of the meet and greet opportunity, it would make my dreams come true to take a picture with you guys" and takes out a sh*tty disposable camera. The rest of the band starts moving to take a picture when Chad tells him "no f*cking way" and directs security to confiscate the camera. The year prior, a kid asked Cradle of Filth for a picture. The security guard moved in to confiscate the camera, and Dani stood up quickly, yelled at the guard to stop, and said "we tour this f*cking country once every two to three years and you're going to tell a loyal fan who paid money to meet us that he can't have a f*cking picture. You're taking the picture now. And you're going to take it enough times that we are sure he will have a perfect shot." Definitely polar opposite ways a band can handle the same situation.
Jennifer Lewis 3 years ago
I've never heard of Cradle of Filth (not surprisingly, I'm old), but now I want to give them all of the money.
Šimon Špaček 3 years ago
Never heard about them? They are from the 90's man. And quite known too.
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Penny Fan 3 years ago
Didn't they go on tour with their grandmas or something like that? I vaguely remember some documentary about that and I think it was CoF
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Baali Venomax 3 years ago
Go Dani! Yeah COF are a weird band music wise but it's cool that they respect their fans!
Otter Tim 3 years ago
Same goes to M Shadows from Avenged Sevenfold. I asked for a pic at a signing session. Security did not want to get me closer to M. So he said come around the barrier. Second security denied entry as well. So Shadows stood up, walked to security, gave him my phone and said You do the pic now
Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
Saw Cradle of Filth in concert years back, I thought Dani's patter was rubbish (asking a Scottish audience if anyone had a haggis) but at least he engaged with the fans, when I saw Deez Nutz they played their full set without any interaction with the crowd whatsoever.
Riley Quinn 3 years ago
Somewhat off topic, but the nicest, sweetest people to ever come thru the club I worked at were Nik Fiend and Mrs. Fiend (Alien Sex Fiend). Not going to list the arseholes because there're too many.
“In this regard,” King told us, “the tensions between identification and aspiration come into play. If I imagine I am like a celebrity who achieved what I define as success, then I can imagine that I might achieve similar levels of success as well; but because most of us do not achieve the level of wealth or renown as celebrities, the drive to keep following them, and even in some cases imitating them, persists for a lot of fans.”
Moreover, “the phrase 'keeping up' in the title of the Kardashians’ reality show really captures that impulse: fans follow celebrities in the hopes that they might emulate them or enjoy the kinds of privileges they seem to experience,” the professor concluded.
#17
I worked with Gwyneth Paltrow's children for eight weeks at a camp, and we got paid $5 an hour. Parents usually tip $100 or more at the end, but she didn't tip at all.
DaVo 3 years ago
Tippingculture is disgusting. It makes you mad at the ones that don't tip instead of being mad at the ones that pay you $4+ tips.
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Andy Acceber 3 years ago
Tipping at camp? I don't doubt you; I've just never heard of it. Is that a usual thing?
Karin Jansen 3 years ago
This person should really be mad at the camp directors, only paying her 5 bucks an hour. Don't blame Gwyneth who probably paid a lot to send her kids there and didn't know it's customary to tip (I didn't until just now!).
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Dana Shepard 3 years ago
Wait. WHY are you making $5 an hour to take care of CHILDREN? What is this camp and why is it even in operation? That’s abysmal.
Nadine Bamberger 3 years ago
She's scamming people with partly dangerous and always ridiculously overpriced health and lifestyle crap.
SuperChicken 3 years ago
When I heard about that, I thought that was the most disgusting thing.
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Paula Helen Zimmermann 3 years ago
She also promotes anorexia in young girls. One can never be too thin. 😡
#18
I met a lot of celebrities while working for an airline, one of them being Hugh Grant. One time, he sat in First Class 1A on a 747 (which is right in the nose of the plane), so there was nothing but a wall in front of the seat. It's standard procedure for the cabin manager to go around to every first-class passenger and personally introduce themselves. When my manager got to Hugh, the conversation went something like this: Manager: 'Hello, Mr. Grant, my name is...' Hugh: 'Oh, F*CK OFF.' My manager proceeded to swiftly move on.
Debbie Barnes 3 years ago
Unfortunately, he is known for his rudeness and lack of manners. Someone who thinks he's above everyone else. Horrible man.
Panda 3 years ago
Oh this makes me sad. I like his British accent. I was hoping he has British manners as well.
Child 3 years ago
The fact that I don't even know half of these celebrities proves that they think they are more famous and entitled than they are
Arran Walker 3 years ago
Most of these people are huge celebrities who are past their heydays. So, maybe you are just a bit young to know their work?
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#19
My wife worked at a hotel for many years and met literally every major celebrity you can think of. She said Snoop was the coolest person she ever met and Bill Clinton was the biggest douche even though I find it hilarious. My wife was walking outside back into the hotel, saw Bill and stared until she smashed herself in the face with a tree branch. Bill started laughing so hard he was having a hard time standing. The secret service ran over to help her and Bill, laughing so hard he could barely talk, told them to leave her because they had to keep walking.
Amazingly hilarious.
Serial pacifist 3 years ago
Well, not as douchy as it could be. The not helping part downscores the whole thing.
Monday 3 years ago (edited)
The douche part is definitely the "told them to leave her". I would be laughing my ass off too but would still try to help the person.
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How is that douchey? Your wife was staring at him and then walked into a branch and he laughed. That's what everyone would have done.
Rahul Pawa 3 years ago
If this story made Bill Clinton the "biggest douche" celebrity, then she must have had a lot of really good experiences with celebrities.
Jack Jackson 3 years ago
Ha! Definitely not Bill's fault. This is universally funny when it happens.
Anne Edwards 3 years ago
So.....she made an absolute a**e of herself and he did exactly what 99% of everyone else in the world would do. That doesn't make him a douche, it makes him human. (The Monica thing really showed he's a douche).
#20
Bam Margera showed up in Seattle once to film an episode. Talked a lot of sh*t to the wrong local skater. I watched Bam get knocked out by said local. One of the funniest things I have ever seen.
Rabbit Carrot 3 years ago
Bam is a mess. He’s got substance abuse issues and is self destructive. I wouldn’t be surprised if he pissed that person off on purpose to get knocked out. A few of his friends have died and he thinks he needs to suffer for it. Dude needs serious help.
L Melville 3 years ago
Honestly I'm just sad for Bam. He struggles with substance abuse issues and is an alcoholic and couldn't even stay sober long enough to take part in the latest Jackass film. He's too busy trying to relive the "glory days" of his youth and needs to go back to skating (even just for fun if that's what he loves. Nobody CARES if you're "good" or not anymore, dude. You don't need to put that pressure on yourself. Just do it for fun if that's what you love.), stay sober, and be there for his family and friends in a meaningful way. You're a dad now. Time to get your s*** together and GROW UP. ❤️
Poultry Geist 3 years ago
I met Johnny Knoxville once! I asked if I could touch his butt ! 😂20 years ago I thought I was being funny! He laughed and said “what?” And I said “ never mind!!” Then I ran off !
Davið Freyr Einarsson 3 years ago
He was beaten up in iceland as well by an icelandic musician for harassing á female security worker there is a clip of it on youtube
#21
When I was about 7 years old in the '70s, I was at the airport with my mom and her boyfriend and a friend of mine — my mom's boyfriend told us that Evel Knievel was in one of the lounges. He was sitting in a back corner, drinking a glass of some kind of booze, and engulfed in a cloud of cigarette smoke.
My friend and I approached him excitedly, and after he autographed some napkins, he looked at us and said, 'Before I give you these, I'm going to teach you something.' My friend and I looked at each other totally starstruck, and grinned like idiots. Evel proceeded to tap both of us on the arm and asked, 'Does that hurt?' and we both shook our heads no — then he poked us lightly on the chest and asked, 'Does that hurt?' and again, we both said no. Then he made fists out of both of his hands with the middle knuckles sticking out, and brought them down sharply and simultaneously onto both of our heads. 'Does that hurt?' he asked, and neither of us could answer — I was holding back tears from the pain. He waited a few seconds and said, 'That's why you wear a safety helmet,' and then handed us the napkins.
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
I can see where he's coming from. But sorta weird way of proving a point. My guess he's aware his stunts were super dangerous and impressionable young kids watched him. I'm sure his biggest fear was a kid injuring or killing themselves by copying him.
Louise B 3 years ago
That was my instinct too. He probably thought he was imparting an important life lesson, maybe in some way he did, but not the one he intended. Just don't hit anyone to make a point, especially not little kids who hero worship you.
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Kate Blake 3 years ago
That was actually a pretty good lesson to teach- this was before any kinds of helmet rules for bicycles or motorcycles
#22
Kristen Stewart. I was waiting with friends outside of a pool hall for an uber when Kristen and her girlfriend come walking out of the building laughing all loud. We naturally glance over and move out of their way. Then she comes up to us and says "WHAT." , with her arms out like shes ready to brawl. Then they walk away laughing again. We didnt even realize who she was till they were walking away. She should really be careful who she talks to like that, someone might actually go for the punch.
Loggers Ink 3 years ago
Does her solemn always glum face move when she laughs? Never seen her face crack a smile.
Alexandra Comeau 3 years ago
kristen has huge social anxiety. if you dont feel that comfortable around certain people, you dont laugh like you do with the ones close to you.
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I got in a car accident with Kristin Stewart before. Someone hit my car and I hit hers. She was really nice about it and in a hurry, which I don’t blame her for that. It was super random it happened.
BabyYodaIsMe 3 years ago
I'm really confused about this one.... can we get the story? It sounds really cool!
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Kantami Blossom 3 years ago
I'm amazed that she can actually laugh, going by the films I've seen her in she has the emotional range of a baked potato.
Gypsy Lee 3 years ago
When you think you're a bada** because you played one in a film. I would pay good money to see someone knock her flat for behaving like that. Maybe then she would realize she's not all that, because honestly.. eewww. I don't get what people see in her. She has one trick in her bag; acting moody and breathing hard with a scowel. Next.
Stephen Hutchison 3 years ago
It might be good for her, having a different expression slapped onto her face for being rude.
Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
I've never understood her appeal. B*tch couldn't act her way out of a paper bag. Total sh*t.
#23
Around 1998, Julia Roberts and Benajmin Bratt stole a cab from me and my girl on a really cold winter day in the West Village, NYC. They were laughing as they drove by, we both gave them a perfectly synchronized middle finger, which was fun.
Nathan Shipman 3 years ago
I was actually about to say "Bratt? Fits perfectly" I don't care how old he was.
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Jill Darnell 3 years ago
Julia Roberts tried to say my son couldn't walk home from the bus stop because they were filming on the corner of our street. The next street over is the highway, where he was expected to walk. Security guard offered to escort my son past, with director's blessing.
Jesse Taylor 3 years ago
Julia's awful. She's nowhere near as nice as the characters she plays.
Karen Lyon 3 years ago (edited)
I met Benjamin Bratt's mother, who lived in the Pacifica area near San Francisco and went to the same church as someone who taught with me. Lovely woman, it's too bad her son can act like such an ass. The only thing I like about him is how he honored his mother while he was a detective in "Law and Order". That "I'm Peruvian, on my mother's side" line he used a lot -- that was true.
Leslie Crittenden 3 years ago
Oh you're breaking my heart, I always thought Benjamin Bratt was a good guy up until this! My illusions are shattered. 😭
#24
EASILY John Mayer and it's not even close.
If you've ever thought John Mayer was cool, know this;
John Mayer is a whiney man-child that just wants to smoke weed and watch South Park and play Call of Duty all day. Met him at an awards show thing about 10 years ago. WOULD NOT STOP quoting some sexist joke from South Park. Everybody around was just laughing awkwardly because it was weird. Also every word out of his mouth was a sarcastic joke, but like a MEAN sarcastic joke about somebody that I was supposed to find funny. But they weren't funny. They were just weird. And mean. Got mad at me and called me a butthead when I didn't laugh.
finisz 3 years ago
I don't know about 80% of the people listed here, who tf are they....?
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Michelle M 3 years ago
Wait, wasn't he the one who sang daughters? 🎶Fathers be good to your daughters🎶. He even won a Grammy for it. A sexist winning a Grammy for a song about daughters. The irony!
Patrick Wilson 3 years ago
Never liked him. I mean, seriously... I always found his song Daughters a tad creepy; and "Your body is a Wonderland"? Yuck
CatWoman312 3 years ago
When a man tells a sexist joke you have him explain it to you as to why it’s funny so it makes him look like an a*****e
Nena Rosebud 3 years ago
".....is a whiney man-child that just wants to smoke weed and watch South Park and play Call of Duty all day." Definitely dated this guy.
T.Milly 3 years ago
John Mayer's high school nickname was "John Mayer, the Masturbator." The kid would take care of business, anytime, anywhere. Not even kidding. My friend used to date John Mayer's best friend so, by proxy, I got to hang out with him. He smelled like he never bathed (patchouli, bad B.O., & cigarette smoke) & he rarely had anything to contribute to the conversation. No one thought he'd ever become a legitimate musician, let alone a star because he was a seriously mediocre guitarist who wrote seriously crappy songs.
#25
About ten years ago I worked for an airline and some flights were cancelled, due to weather. I got a call and this lady said, "I can't believe this is happening to me. I'm a celebrity. My name is Tovah Feldshuh. I'm a celebrity." She literally said this 20 times. I got a manager on the line while she begrudgingly went on hold and relayed the info and that this was a celebrity. I stayed on the line while the manager had to explain that the flight's cancellation was for everyone's safety and nothing could be done about this. She was so rude. After we got off the phone with her we looked her up and she was in a couple episodes of Law and Order, I think. She was recently on Walking Dead and I freaked out when I recognized her name in the opening credits. Anytime she appeared on screen I had to say, "She's a celebrity!!!! I can't believe the zombie apocalypse is happening to her!!!! She's a celebrity!!!!"
Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
Yeah we've put on a special flight just for you, please strap yourself into the garden chair while maintenance fills the balloons.
Marnie 3 years ago
Well, I mean, she is. But anyway, I hate hearing this about an actress that I liked. (I didn't know her by name, but I really liked her Walking Dead.)
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J-A Laine 3 years ago (edited)
She's done TV-series and movies since the beginning of the 70's so she's definitely done more than just "a couple of episodes in Law and Order" and Walking Dead. However only smaller roles.
alwaysMispelled 3 years ago
More of a broadway "star". 4 Tony nominations
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Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Tovah Feldshuh. Now that’s a name I haven’t heard in decades. I thought she was dead.
Karen Lyon 3 years ago
Tovah was on more "than a couple episodes". I remember her from a 1970's miniseries about the Holocaust. She actually is a pretty well established actress. She also has lots of awards for her charity work, so she's not irredeemable. She would have been in 60's then, and not everyone ages gracefully, particularly if they are used to having people "hop to it". One of my aunts is ten or so years older than Feldshuh. In many ways my aunt is wonderful woman, but she was a boss for years, and very used to getting her way.. She went off on the people at her airport because she miscalculated how long it would take to deal with a recent snowstorm and missed her flight. It was totally her fault, but she ranted like it was theirs, somehow. My take on this story? It's more of a old lady with an attitude thing, the celebrity thing was just thrown in for good measure.
Mrs. Jan Glass 3 years ago
This makes me sad. The people I know who've worked with her love her and say she's delightful.
#26
Madonna! She comes to my job few times a year. And every time she comes she's comes with 5-7 other people wearing a big hat, sunglasses and tries to blend within her friends or whoever they are. The people she travels with are so needy and always have some sort of special request to ask for. No thanks no nothing when they leave no tip and also leave a big mess. Can't stand them. No hi and no bye. I'm like bye b*tch.
Besides that a lot of the other celebrities are nice!
Monday 3 years ago
Yeah, the story just makes it seem like Madonna wants to be left alone to socialize with her friends...who happen to be douches.
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Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
Yeah it must be awful for these celebrities, having to dress so conspicuously so ordinary people don't recognise them.
CatWoman312 3 years ago
So the old woman of Hollywood who still dresses and acts like she’s 16. Her
Jessica Mae 3 years ago
It doesn't matter who was rude - they didn't tip meaning SHE didn't tip. Your gonna tell me Madonna can't stand up and say "no this isn't right, heres a stack"
Michelle Bowen-Stamper 3 years ago
I wouldn't give you 10 cents to see Madonna if she was on fire, just across the street.
#27
I met Ed Westwick from Gossip Girl at Coachella. I never watched the show, but I recognized him — he grabbed my slice of pizza, took a bite out of it, and then spit it out and gave it back to me.
Christine Jemison 3 years ago
You got that right I would have sooooo punched him out!!
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Richard A Petro 3 years ago
Ummmm.......who the hell is this guy? I gather he is a "Gossip Girl"?!?
Jasmine Hufflepuff Henderson 3 years ago
He's from the TV show Gossip Girl it came out in 2007 on CW. "Gossip Girl" is actually a mysterious character who continues to stir the pot after high school graduation.
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Yeah, he's been accused of sexual assault by multiple women. But sure, the pizza thing is bad too.
#28
Eminem. I was in Denver once and I was waiting for an autograph with my little brother. It was a really cold and we waited for like 3 or 4 hours. He just said no.
Erdot 3 years ago
We waited in the blistering cold for you For four hours and you just said, "No."
David Timmons 3 years ago
Hahaha lord Jesus as I was finishing reading this one and Immediately recognized it my only thought was "the comment below better be that this is from f*cking Stan and not a real story, Eminem is cool and humble in real life
CatWoman312 3 years ago
So let me guess you locked your pregnant girlfriend in the trunk of your car and drove off a cliff?
#29
I’ve worked with Nicki Minaj before and while on a set with her, I was told not to look at her face. She also had people move out of the room before she would come in the room. It was a whole ordeal.
New Prometheus 3 years ago
Whenever I read about these people denying eye contact, requiring repainting of temporary offices etc, it makes me think that they desperately try to act the way they think that rich and famous people should act. It's sort of a game and facade they put up because they don't know how to behave in their position, they have just got the idea in their heads that this is what rich stars must do everywhere.
MuddyPuddles 3 years ago
or they are simply a*******s who have let fame and money go to their heads
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Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
Everyone stop looking at Nicki Minaj, in fact everyone ignore her for ever more, see how long her career can last without fans.
Tara Raay 3 years ago (edited)
She’s a disgusting piece of s**t with NO TALENT. Worst part is that she loves, supports and accepts child rapists.
Anne Edwards 3 years ago
And that is the only thing that we need to know. She's done!
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Maggie Dinzler Shaw 3 years ago
Some of these things sound more like psychological issues or even spectrum issues.
Richard Portman 3 years ago
Yes they do. It is sad. Also, they are usually enslaved by their agents and their "brand". It is a tragedy.
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Medusa isn't just a myth, folx. She reigns in the bodies of celebrities who lack confidence and self respect.
buttonpusher 3 years ago
The whole "don't look or make eye contact" seems to be quite common. Wonder why.
#30
John Cusack drove me insane. He stayed at the hotel where I worked and would call every five minutes after he asked for something to "politely" ask what was taking so long. It took more than five minutes to get from the ground floor to his room, let alone prepare a snack ordered off-menu with ingredients that were already put away because it's 11PM and you're ordering goddamn breakfast, John. I have dealt with royalty that is less demanding. That said, Taye Diggs is amazing. He can live here for all I care and I honestly would like him to come back sometime. And Princess Nisreen El-Hashemite is, like, one of the most wonderful people I've ever met. Also, she's a superhero in the making, judging from her backstory.
MSP 3 years ago
Do yourselves a favor and read up on Princess Dr. Nisreen El-Hashemite. She is incredible! https://womeninscienceday.org/the-founder.html
Kim Lorton 3 years ago
I did ! Wow! She sounds like an amazing person to talk with! A genuine all around wonderful human being!
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James Arvidson 3 years ago
Cusack is a douche. Dealt with him a few times years ago in Chicago. He started dating a girl I knew. Treated everyone like s**t.
Riley Quinn 3 years ago
Learning that John Cusack is a d*ck makes me a little sad. I'll bet his sister is nice, tho.
#31
Van Morrison. He's just a shouty rude man. I tried to pick a fight with Sting once, about alternative medicine. Turns out he has a great sense of humour and we had a fun argument about it instead.
Iggy 3 years ago
Van Morrison is the dreariest, most joy-sucking gobshite. If you ever get a chance to see him live, don't take it. Unless you have insomnia, of course.
De Gueb 3 years ago
I saw Van in Malaga, he stopped a song to bullock one of the musicians in the band. Elton John stopped halfway though Crocodile Rock to tell the media to f**k off. Apparently the press gets 20 minutes and then either pay the ticket or leave. He´d got some bad press for being over weight and was pissed of with them. Didn't even start the song from the beginning, he just carried on from where he´d stopped. Still a great concert.
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Fluffmog 3 years ago
Van Morrison had a house in Bath when I was at uni there. All my student friends who worked in the more up market shops and restaurants knew him due to his rude and demanding attitude. He usually wore a big black hat and so even the ones who didn't know who he was knew 'that rude twat in the stupid hat'. You'd see him walking round town in his stupid hat just stopping and glaring at random people who had the audacity to walk past him. Peter Gabriel lived there too and had the complete opposite reputation amongst those friends who worked there. I worked in a bingo hall so I never saw anyone except old ladies.
Iggy 3 years ago
I'd say the old ladies could be great craic, though. Definitely far better company than Van the Man or, as he shall now be known, the Twat in the Hat!
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Lyn Moffett 3 years ago
Van Morrison forgets he came from a side street in Belfast. Nobody special
Cheryl McCann 3 years ago
Saw him once in concert. Granted it was the early 70's and in a smallish venue. He spent the whole concert with his back to the audience. Never even acknowledged that we were there.
Lady Goldberry 3 years ago
I cooked for him once, in a well known Brighton Hotel. Rude as f**k.
#32
Peter Mayhew aka Chewbacca.
I accompanied my friend to a comic-con, who’s hobbies include getting autographs and photos of celebrities.
He was very short with us and didn’t care we were fans at all. He interrupts my friend in the middle of complimenting him for his work, stating the costs of a photo and an autograph.
Fine.
We ask if we can take a photo instead of one his photos he selling and he tells us we’ll still pay the full price of one of his photos.
Also fine.
As my friend goes to walk around the table to stand side by side, he shouts at us to stay on the other side of the table.
So we try our best to not look insulted, and take a super awkward picture of an annoyed Mayhew and my friend trying to lean back to make it look like they are posing for a fan pic.
We try to thank him right after but he brushes us off as soon as we hand him the cash.
D*ck.
In contrast, we met Margot Kidder aka Lois Lane. She was super nice and even let us take pictures pretending to be flying with her like in the movie! And it was her suggestion, too!
Kira Okah 3 years ago
I was expecting something like this to crop up for Meyhew, having good friends among staffers at comic cons. He was a stellar and wonderful man, who was in chronic pain, and many comic cons for some reason had a thing about BARRING HIM FROM TAKING HIS PAIN MEDS! He was often short to people at comic cons because he was in serious constant pain that he was being prevented from being able to treat for up to twelve hours! The guy was amazing and loved his fans, but to meet them the event organisers would force him to writhe in untreated agony ¬¬
Sareaesque 3 years ago
I've thought similar about a few people on this list. Yes their response might be rude, but it might be a reflexive response if they are in the middle of juggling something or have had to deal with too many people already. It doesn't excuse the rudeness, but they are still human, and trying to navigate your day with random people taking up your time must be exhausting.
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Wang Zhuang 3 years ago
Why would they bar him from taking his meds? I don't think they should have even been allowed to do that, and should've just had someone sneak them to him if he was determined to be at the event. That really sucks
Samantha Power 3 years ago
A different sort of story - Peter used to work with my ex father in law and came to my wedding, he was quiet and pleasant. Pain can indeed do horrible things to a person, however not cool to take it out on others.
Spankathon 3 years ago
I read that and got to the part He was really short. Thinking that can't be right as he's about 7 foot tall.
Christopher Visavati 3 years ago
Sorry, but I find this BS. All the people I have talked to and even from my own experience, he engaged very well with his fans. It is his handlers that are rude. I asked Peter to personalize an autograph for my mom. His handler butted in and said he doesn’t do that very rudely. I told Peter how much of a fan my mom was and that they share the same birthday year and all. The handler started to say again he doesn’t personalize autographs. Peter gave him a dirty look, told him to shut up and looked me and asked what her name was.
aaaggg hhh 3 years ago
That's the exact polar opposite of my encounter of Peter Mayhew. He was like what everyone wished their grandfather was like. Now Anthony "C3P0" Daniels on the other hand is an absolute tuh-wat!
Trey Jackson 3 years ago
I agree, I was fortunate enough to know Peter quite well from years of cons, always a lovely man although often in pain. Anthony Daniels in total contrast is a total waste of skin, short tempered, self important.
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Meet him and Ken Baker at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport walking to the gate. They had just finished an appearance at Comic Con. Both were super nice and friendly. Stopped and spoke with me and my 10 year old son which made his day.
DiBlasio Jennifer 3 years ago
Is he sitting there reading a people magazine? Lol. Must not have many people coming to his table….
#33
Tim Allen. I worked at an Apple Store that he frequented. We all scattered when we saw him come. No one wanted to help him. We’d spend an enormous amount of time assisting him at the Genius Bar only to have him threaten us with calling Steve Jobs. One of the nicest celebs to come in the store was Robert Morse. Love him.
Michael Sanders 3 years ago
I’m sure Steve Jobs would get right on that situation at a retail store because Tim Allen had a bad experience.
Jarrod Nichols 3 years ago
Seeing how steve left apple in 97, I don't believe any of this story.
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Michelle Bowen-Stamper 3 years ago
I can't stand his one trick pony attempt at acting or his politics.
#34
Aziz Ansari. Absolutely full of himself, zero self awareness. Literally forces himself into conversations with no understanding that he isnt wanted there.
Rabbit Carrot 3 years ago (edited)
He’s on Masters of None and Parks and Rec…
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ChickyChicky 3 years ago
A lot of these stories could possibly be attributed to neurodivergence having to deal with being famous.
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Ashley Wright 3 years ago
Never heard of him. Honestly, who is Aziz Ansari. I guess I’ll have to Google him. I’ll get to it one of these days.
Riley Quinn 3 years ago
Could be he has zero self-awareness, or perhaps he's a socially-awkward nerd.
#35
Neil deGrasse Tyson
I worked at the bookstore in college, and would pick up extra shifts working late night events when I had time. NDT was giving a speech, and holding a little meet and greet afterwards. I signed up to run a table selling his books.
After his speech, he comes in to the hall where I've got my table set up. He comes over, introduces himself, and asks which of the 2 books I liked better of his. 20 year old me has no idea who is he and didn't read either book, so I replied "I actually haven't read either. I'm just picking up an extra shift for the store". Well then he starts a 2 minutes rant, berating people my age for not being interested in science, didn't know who he was, blah blah blah. He finishes, I gave him a dumb blank stare, and he walked away. Talked down to me in a way that just made me feel like sh*t.
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
Roses are red. Violets are violet. Neil DeGrasse Tyson tries to kiss himself in the mirror not on the lips. This does not rhyme at all.
Wang Zhuang 3 years ago
I know Neil personally and I have never seen him or known him to be anything but kind to people around him. I'm not saying this isn't possible, nor that his behavior in this case would be excusable, but I would chalk this up to him having a bad day.
natalie cohen 3 years ago
Or perhaps the OP took offense to being gIven advice ?
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JustAnother Soul 3 years ago
I love NDT. I don’t believe that he’s unkind. He came over to op and introduced himself, he made an effort to start talking to op, I think it was op who was rude and dismissive and yes, more people should be interested in science.
KamCy Ahaka 3 years ago
How the hell was op rude? And it's no one's business if one is interested in science or not
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Nothanks L. Walk 3 years ago
Not knowing Mr. Tyson is a rather sore indictment, though. It's like not knowing who David Attenborough is. Some people are simply a more worthy contribution to the species than the kartrashians, and if you do not acknowledge their contribution, you are rightly derided for it. Be better. If I can do it, so you can you. I believe in you.
Amery 3 years ago
Personally, this one is an ATA to me. You work at a bookstore, you KNOW (OR SHOULD?!?) of the upcoming events, and don't educate yourself? Not so prepared, 'YOU' may have missed an opportunity of a lifetime. SMDH.
Lazy Panda 3 years ago
Yes! OP could at least have said "I haven't had a chance to read them yet" instead of the rude response.
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Roses are red, violets are violet,he tried to kiss his own ass in the mirror, but fell in the toilet. There fixed it
Carole Reid 3 years ago
He is really good at being an a------e. And he wants people to understand the universe. But that's not the way to treat people.
Craig Becker 3 years ago
Pretty minor as jerk wad behavior goes. I’ve known some writers, they *all* have cautionary tales about book tours. NDT was (probably) surprised to discover that the person hawking their books wasn’t a fan. Because bookstores *always* put their biggest [author name] fan in charge of the table display, right? I mean … right? :) I met William Gibson circa 1985 at a bookstore signing where my wife and I were the only people who showed up. I believe he was obligated to stay there for a full hour. *That* was one unhappy writer! Samuel R. Delany was there, too, and he is one seriously charming guy. The entire trip back home I had my wife telling me how much she wanted to sleep with SRD.
#36
Tim Duncan - Former Basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs.
I met him at a Walgreens Pharmacy in San Antonio. I was trying to get batteries but he was getting batteries too. He was in my way.
So I said “excuse me, could I just get through really quick-”
He stopped me mind-sentence and said “Nah, I don’t take pictures. Just let me do what I gotta do.”
“My bad. I’m just trying to-“.
“Hey, look. I don’t want to take pictures right now so just stop.”
He left.
I got my batteries.
Scipio Africanus 3 years ago
He could have been so used to people asking for pictures that he just reacted out of instinct. Still a bit douchy but I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt
Margrete Sonnenberg 3 years ago
It like the "I don't work here!" scenario i had once. I don't care about you, I don't think you work here, just get out of the way of the cinnamon.
R F. 3 years ago
My family and I have met Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, David Robinson, Manu Ginobli, and even Dennis Rodman along with other Spurs all over San Antonio (a Korean BBQ grill on the Northside, Fiesta Texas’s Waterpark, and Schlitterbahn were most of the run-in locations). And to a man, they have always been polite, professional, and pleasant. San Antonio used to try to leave celebrities alone. Hope that is still the case.
Cori Smelker 3 years ago
I had completely the opposite interaction with him. He lived in the same neighborhood as some good friends of mine. He always waved and said hi if we passed on the street whether walking or in our cars.
Shelby Jackson 3 years ago
I'm clueless when it comes to most sports celebrities so I would've ended up saying something like 'why would I want your picture? I'm just trying to get some batteries f*cker.'
cybermerlin2000 3 years ago
When they do this the best way to shut them down is to say "Who are you? Are you another crappy TikTok poser, or are you some sad influencer?"
Kim Lorton 3 years ago
If it ever happens again, just say first, oh no. I don’t have time for a picture so get moving, please.,
#37
Once I met Mark Ronson at a music festival in the UK — my ex-boyfriend was a huge fan, so he asked for a picture. He was really cool and happy to be chatting with us, but there was someone standing next to him who repeatedly rolled her eyes at the two of us: Lily Allen. She continuously whined, 'Mark, Mark, Mark' while my ex was chatting with him — at one point she actually stomped her foot and gave us the finger when Mark's back was turned around. We had acknowledged her, but she just rolled her eyes at us.
Rabbit Carrot 3 years ago
Yep, she’s actually quite nasty. Met her whole family at a concert. All she does is sneer and tut and make rude gestures. Her dad is worse. Just abrupt and thinks he’s the king of everything. Alfie on the other hand is super nice and humble.
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Lily Allen. If talent was measured in oceans, she wouldn't have enough to lick her lips.
Marvelous Rex 3 years ago
Haha yeah this is the first one where I was like, I have zero idea who either of these ppl are
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#38
My brother met Gene Simmons backstage at a show he was playing in. Gene complimented my brother highly on his guitar playing, but then said, 'Too bad you'll never make it' and just walked away.
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
He seems to be threatened by other bands and musicians. Insecurities for sure.
Lady Goldberry 3 years ago
He should be. KISS are crap and Simmons is the most boring person.
Load More Replies... Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
Has the brother "Made it"? Maybe Gene didn't want him to waste his life and was just letting him down gently.
Brandy Francisco 3 years ago
Funny, I don't buy it. My first concert was KISS and I was 7 years old with my dad. I was offered back stage passes to meet the band. Come to find out, they saw me in the crowd and wanted me to come meet them.
#39
Busta Rhymes came into the jersey shop I managed in Atlanta and got pissed off that I didn’t have a hat in his size. He called me a dumb f*ck - which hurt because I was a huge fan of his going way back to Leaders of the New School.
Same store - Tyler Perry said he would “buy me and sell me” after I told him that the OnField 5950 Yankee hat was dark navy blue and not black - even though he demanded a “black Yankees hat like they wear on the field”.
Snoop Dogg, Michael Vick, Terrell Owens (esp Terrell Owens, and Birdman were cool as f*ck.
L Melville 3 years ago
I would seriously hit Michael Vick with my car for what he's done to animals. That guy can suck a bag of d***s. Like....the JUMBO sized bag. What a POS.
YinzerGhost 3 years ago
Michael Vick can go ahead and f**k himself sideways for the rest of time. F**k that dog murdering piece of s**t.
SuperChicken 3 years ago
I heard a lot of good things about Snoop. Sorry, but I don't have any heart for Vick, for his involvement with dog fighting.
debrina blackmoon 3 years ago
Um-micheal vick should NEVER be mentioned in the same sentence as ACTUAL good people!
Dorothy Parker 3 years ago
No excuse for this kind of nastiness. Glad Snoop was cool. But Michael Vick?
Melissa Hardy 3 years ago
I don't care how nice you THINK Vick is, what that man does to animals is unforgivable.
#40
One day in the Hamptons, I ran into Alec Baldwin and his wife and their two dogs. I was 6, so I wanted to pet their dogs. Mind you, they left their dogs outside of the store, so I didn’t know they were theirs. They quickly yanked their dogs away from me and yelled at me. I was f*cking 6.
LuckyNumbers 3 years ago
Nope. Teach your kids to NOT TOUCH strange dogs. Not a difficult concept. I would yell at 6 year old you too. If mY dog panics and lashes out because of your behavior the dog pays the price. I hate parents who tell their kids it's ok to go pet the doggie. No you dumbass YOU ALWAYS CHECK WITH THE OWNER FIRST.
Debb 3 years ago
And don't ever leave dogs tied up while you go into a store.
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Derek Clark 3 years ago
That's your parent's fault for not teaching you to never pet strange dogs without asking the owner. As LuckyNumbers said, the dog pays the price if something goes wrong. And it's not that hard to teach your kids, even my three year old neighbor always asks if she can pet me dog.
Gabriella Franchell 3 years ago
You should NEVER pet other people's dogs. Alec and his wife did the right thing to take the dogs away from you. Even if you are 6 or in another age it doesn't matter. Your parents should have told you to back off!
Shelby Jackson 3 years ago
Honestly don't blame them. 6 years old or not don't ever just pet strange dogs. Parents should've taught you that.
Laura Dawson 3 years ago
The Baldwins ugh. After that poor lady died on set, Alec Baldwins wife was all over IG pouting & posing in her designer gear in a mirror selfie on IG. She couldn’t stay off it even for a few days to give a bit of respect for the ladies family.
Michael Sanders 3 years ago (edited)
Yelling isn’t the best course of action even if he is right. Regardless he is a throbbing cockk so pick one of the hundreds of other stories
#41
I was in Las Vegas' airport on a layover. I was reading "Give Me the Damn Ball" by Keyshawn Johnson. I was 14 or 15 at the time. Behind me at the airport convince store? Keyshawn Johnson. 14 year old me is super excited. He just signed with the Cowboys and I was a huge Dallas fan. I quietly said "I'm a big fan, and I'm reading your book" from behind big sunglasses he looks at me and says "leave me the f*ck alone."
I was crushed
In a moment of hate I screamed "It's Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Keyshane Johnson" and walked away.
By contrast I watched a Packers/ Vikings game with Mike Ditka at JFK airport and he was awesome.
Michael Sanders 3 years ago
What a diick. Worst part of the story though is that you are a cowboys fan. Who dat!!
#42
I was working security for MTV Beach House in the summer of 2002, where Ja Rule and a group of other people were upstairs in the green room of the beach house. The lifeguard station was converted into the green room, so it had a very small and tight winding staircase. The PA brought up a bottle of generic water to Ja Rule and crew, but it was the 'wrong' water. He yelled at the PA, and when he turned around to go get him the 'right' water, Ja kicked him in the back of the legs and he went down the stairs. I was stationed at the front of the house and heard yelling and a bit of commotion, then a flood of water bottles and a PA came rolling down the stairs.
Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
I'd get him a whole slab of the "right" water bottles, repeatedly, to the side of the head.
Lisa Shaw 3 years ago
Before the cops arrive to arrest him for assault with intent to injure!
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Kevin Hickey 3 years ago
I would love it if a celebrity kicked me. Early retirement!! Woo hoo!!
Michael Sanders 3 years ago
This experience was probably so traumatic for him that he couldn’t get over it. So he started Fyre Fest to get revenge on the world
#43
I used to work in a studio that had pretty popular artists stopping in to work. The absolute worst was P Diddy, dude was a raging as*hole to me and every other person working. Any time I see his face I have to try and refrain from spitting on it
Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
Anyone who changes their name that often is a pathetic narcissist and abusing people at their place of work is cowardly behaviour because they know they can't respond how they'd like to or they'll get fired. I'd like to see him act like that to an employee with financial independence, might not be the outcome he expects.
Scagsy 3 years ago
I always thought he kept changing his name because he had a bad credit score. It all makes sense now.
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Alex Travous 3 years ago
I met his mom and she was an absolute Angel. Don't know where things went wrong with him.
the boredest panda 3 years ago
hmm idk some people are just born arseholes
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#44
I once saw Michael Showalter on the street in San Francisco probably around 2009-2010 . I was a huge fan of the State and Wet Hot American Summer so I told him I was huge fan. He looked me dead in the eyes and said "who do you think you are, talking to me?". I kinda laughed thinking he was doing a bit but he was dead serious and said "no, don't laugh, I want to know why you feel like you can talk to me". It wasn't in a restaurant where he was with his family or anything, I really got the feeling he thought of himself better than anyone not famous. Ever since then I can't stand anything he's in or produces. Which sucks because he works a lot with one of the nicest celebrities I ever met - Joe Lo Truglio who I forget where I met but he talked to me for maybe a half hour about comedy outside a store. Eventually his wife came out of the store and he introduced me to her, he remembered my name which doesn't seem like it'd be a big deal but made me feel like a million bucks.
Lisa Shaw 3 years ago
Michael Showalter is a b grade comedian at best, but that's not what he thinks he is. Joe Lo Truglio is an actor from the TV show Brooklyn Nine Nine and the pitch perfect series of movies, he's actually very good actor.
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Don't know either of them but I'm glad nice celebrities like Joe are out there somewhere.
Ben Moss 3 years ago
They were both members of a sketch comedy troupe called The State and it was freaking hilarious.
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#45
Sylvester Stallone and James Cameron. If I ever saw either of them drowning, I would throw rocks at them. Vile. The both of them. (Ya. Worked with both)
Bianca Saville 3 years ago
Weird fact. Sylvester Stallone has a very small hat size, it's the same as mine and I'm a woman with a small head.
Bananaramamama 3 years ago
Hahaha! I am amazed you know that. Curious if the such a thing as small head syndrome. What an unexpected but wonderful comment!
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I like some of Stallones movies but it is bit surprising how big star he got to be when looking back how he started :D the 1970 softcore porn movie The Party at Kitty and Stud's being his first "lead role"
SuperChicken 3 years ago
Don't forget his other movie, The Italian Stallion.
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I'd never think that about James Cameron.. Always comes across as such a nice guy.
#46
John F*cking Cena. Mr. “I always play a military role” himself was so rude to me in the Dallas airport. When I was in the military, I was coming home from pre-deployment training, and went up to him after he sat down. I said something to the effect of, “Hey, I don’t mean to bother you. I’m not looking for a picture or autograph or anything; I just want to thank you for all the support you give to us troops. We really do appreciate it,” and extended my hand. After a minute, he finally looked up from the game he was playing on his iPad, looked at my hand, looked at my face, and just had the most disgusted expression ever. Like I was a leper asking him to bless me. He reluctantly shook my hand, and went back to his iPad. Didn’t say a single word. I was mind f*cked by that. Literally could not believe how rude he was to me. He puts on a good show for the cameras, but he proved to me that day that he couldn’t give a sh*t less about ACTUAL military members. ETA: We were at the same gate, and had an hour or so wait time before our flight left, so I didn’t catch him at a bad time or when he was in a hurry. Literally just sitting at the gate at the airport.
Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago (edited)
Honestly- how would you feel if you were just vibing and playing video games waiting for your plane when someone comes up to you, says stuff to you, you don't really hear them and then they want to shake your hand? Rinse and repeat every time you travel/ leave your house. I'm, by far, not a Cena fan but I can understand why celebrities get frustrated with people thinking they are entitled to every second the celeb is in public and not busy.
PeachPossum 3 years ago
"Hey, I don't mean to bother you..." He obviously didn't want to be bothered, and yet you did.
Dave 3 years ago
I would never do anything like this, ever. Going to a celebrity and thanking them for "support". Unless they apply themselves in the actual real-world through charity work, they are as useful as a doughnut-shaped dildo.
Rahul Pawa 3 years ago
Not sure about his military support. I have read John Cena is prolific at meeting "Make a Wish" kids. Pretty sure he holds the record for fulfilling the most wishes.
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#47
Edward James Olmos. The dude that played Selena’s dad. I was working at Disneyland, he comes up to my register and orders. He was short and to the point, no pleasantries at all but I was used to that kind of treatment from guests. Most people just want to get their snack as soon as possible and go on their favorite ride. But there was something on his receipt that he wasn’t happy with and he got angry with me. He used a gift card so the remaining balance was shown on his receipt. He accused me of charging him more when that’s impossible to do with Disney’s POS system. Plus, I gave him his receipt so he could see I only charged him the items he ordered. I tried to explain that to him but he wouldn’t have it. He said he needed to talk to someone “higher” than me. So I called my manager and it turned out that the missing balance he accused me of taking from his card was from the tip he gave to a restaurant he ate at on Disney property. My manager gave him a full refund anyways. It was really frustrating because he was accusing me of being a thief but he got his way at the end. But that happens all the time at Disney.
Arkadiusz Jenczak 3 years ago
That saddens me because I liked the actor very much. Very dissapointing.
Michael Sanders 3 years ago
Allegedly he’s a big pervert too. Paid out a settlement with the family of a 14 yr old who said he touched her inappropriately.
#48
I’m usually too inarticulate to talk to celebrities. I did stay in a hotel room next to Mark Wahlberg over 10 years ago. He and his friends (?) were extremely loud, and listed to 80s rock music all night and never slept. It wasn’t rude, exactly, just annoying. Alec Baldwin held an elevator door for me once and was the only celeb I’ve encountered to acknowledge my existence, so he was the nicest by default.
#49
Chevy Chase. Saw him at a hotel and as a small 8-9 year old who liked the Vacation movies and asked for his autograph. He went off on me verbally and than when my dad came over he went off on him for something f*cked up like "not raising me right" or some sh*t. Dudes a straight a*shole mid level celebrity in the 80's for a second.
Darla Taylor 3 years ago
Probably more like a get out the magnifying glass to see his teeny tiny prick!
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Mike Rodrick 3 years ago
He was the weak link in the SNL cast. I never found him the least bit funny. WAY overrated.
Karen Lyon 3 years ago
It was way longer than a second, dude. But it is also common knowledge that he and Belushi were schmucks.
#50
Steven Seagal. I actually walked away from him mid conversation because he’s such a twat. I also watched him get laid out at a benefit we attended by a Mr. Travis Hailey. He also shot some of his Koi fish.
Arkadiusz Jenczak 3 years ago
My friend met him in 2003 when he was shooting movie on location in Poland. Tried to get autograph, was rudely denied.
Roxy Eastland 3 years ago
"He also shot some of his Koi fish". Aaaargh. Which 'he' and which 'his'???? Steven Seagal shot some of Travis Hailey's Koi fish? Travis was so angry with Steven he shot some of Steven's fish? Steven Seagal shot some of his own fish? Travis Hailey shot some of his own fish? I wish this was clearer.
#51
Pierce Brosnan. Saw him loading his car up at a farmer's market in Santa Monica. Walked up to him and told him I was a big fan. I didn't ask for a picture or anything. He got into his car and as he was backing up he told me to f*ck right off. Maybe I was in the wrong for walking up to him, I was just excited.
Dr. M. 3 years ago
That's rude but I get that he gets pissed after decades of people admiring him and running up to you whenever he leaves the house.
Bel 3 years ago
That's no excuse for being rude. You can't earn millions off being on the big screen and then get snooty when people recognise you in public and want to talk to you. A smile and a 'thanks' when someone tells you they are a fan of your work is just as easy as telling someone to f- off.
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Catherine Binder 3 years ago
Is it me or does it feel like this isn't the entire story. Maybe it happened just like this but I feel like either something happened before this that op is aware of or they are leaving something out.
Dave 3 years ago
Frankly, to some extent, I can understand them being rude when they cannot even walk out of the house without somebody harassing them for a picture and an autograph. Moreover, nobody knows what they are dealing with in private life and some overly zealous idiot, who idolises them can be the tipping point. That being said, some celebrities are Manaical Narcissists and are assholes by nature, like Elen.
Richard Portman 3 years ago
I met Clint Eastwood. I was cashiering at the grocery store. 2 couples old people. I said "you look familiar, have you been here before?" They had a chuckle and his wife said "He's Clint Eastwood " . Nice to meet you, i hope you have a nice visit. It was civilized and surreal at the same time. We enjoyed the moment.
Poultry Geist 3 years ago
I’ve had 2 random guys run up to me while getting in my car! I cursed them out ( I’m not even famous) I just don’t like for people to come up on me like that !
#52
I went to a meet and greet with the Kings rookies when Hassan Whiteside and Demarcus Cousins were rookies. I remember Hassan being an absolute a*s. Making fun of people, calling them fat and stupid and short. Complete d*ck. Demarcus (believe it or not) was really nice. He hung out with all the kids. He talked with me and my friend and called us smart and said we had a lot of Basketball knowledge. He even jokingly said I knew more than Coach Calipari. Hell, the guy was so nice, I went to a 49ers game, and he was there. He saw me and recognized me and said hi!But Hassan, literally came up to us and asked Demarcus why he was talking to us and said Me and my friend were stupid. He pissed Cousins off so much, he left and didn't come back for an hour. He apologized but I could tell some sh*t was going down between Whiteside and Cousins TL;DR Hassan Whiteside is an a*s, Demarcus Cousins is really nice.
CCLoos 3 years ago
That's really cool of Cousins to talk basketball with you. NBA players are supposed to be "ambassadors" for the sport. Some are better than others.
#53
Pauly Shore was super rude to us, only grunted at us when we asked for an autograph. This was after his stand up show too, he was cool and on during the show, but when he came outside to us all waiting he was such a d*ck, acted over it, grunted a lot, never said hi or looked at us. We gave him a sharpie that clicked and he couldn't figure it out and it pissed him off.
Jennifer Lewis 3 years ago
Um... he's Pauly Shore. Him not being able to operate a pen was the least surprising part of this post.
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Vision Jinx 3 years ago (edited)
I've met Pauly Shore. Me and my sister were in the main floor of a hotel at a table and he approached us wearing his own shirt with his name and face on it. He was pointing at it and said, "Do you know who this is?" And we are like, "Yeah. Pauly we know who you are". We get a picture with him but he said no single shots but group photo only and he went back to his room to change and make us wait a while to get the picture. He came back in this ridiculous jogging outfit.
#54
Pat Monahan is from my hometown in Pennsylvania, and whenever he visits, he pisses nearly everyone off. In high school, a friend of mine worked at Cold Stone Creamery, and the rule was whenever a customer tipped an employee, the employee was required to sing a song. Well, when Pat tipped them and they started singing, he told them to shut the f*ck up because they were annoying. He also said to the 15-year-old female employees that he was going to 'buy the store and fire all of you c*nts.' He ended up dropping his ice cream on the counter and stormed out.
L Melville 3 years ago
I had to Google it. Lead singer of the band "Train". Roughly $8 million estimated net worth. Looks like a giant douche in his Google Images, too.
Load More Replies... Richard Portman 3 years ago
Required to sing a song? How can we sing king alpha song in a strange land?
Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago
Looks like he's not enjoying that deep fried chicken and had no best friend sticking up for him, even when they know he's wrong 😜
Katy McMouse 3 years ago (edited)
I can confirm this. I've seen his jackassery first hand. (I'm from the same hometown).
#55
I won’t say he was rude but kinda weird. I was in Vegas to visit a friend of mine. However, I was always a huge fan of Penn and Teller. So I booked tickets to their show, and decided to do something real nice. I drew pictures of them and had them in frames and stuff. After the show they usually meet and greet the people while they are leaving. I ran into to Mr. Teller first since he was closer to my side. I believe he wasn’t in a good mood that day, honestly. He was so rushed that it was obvious he wanted to get the hell out of there. After I took a picture with him I showed him his gift. I kinda wanted to take picture of him holding it as a memory, I really was looking forward to it. He acted surprised for like two seconds, and then gave the gift to the bodyguard next to him and rushed things so I leave him alone lol. I went to penn, took picture with him, and handed him his gift. He was super super nice and humble, he even showed it to the people were standing. He then hand-shook me, I could’ve easily asked for a picture of him holding the drawing but I didn’t because I’m a perfectionist and would feel something is missing since I didn’t get a picture of Teller holding it. I’m still a big fan of both of them. I refuse to Judge Teller for that, although my friends strongly disagree with that since they were there and seen it all. The dude is old and there were few people and it must be exhausting to do his work, so it wasn’t a big deal for me. I still want to see their show again and meet them again, if possible. I admire people who bring joy to others, as this is what they are doing.
LuckyNumbers 3 years ago
Taking gifts to celebrities and thinking they owe you something for them. Penn & Teller? NTA....
Derek Clark 3 years ago
So the meeting didn't go was you planned it in your head, even though he took a picture with you, took your gift and thanked you for it. I'm sorry but the man can't help it that you wanted more of him.
#56
Idina Menzel was set to perform at the place I worked in college (very small venue of devoted fans - because let's face it, who else would go see her). She came on three hours late and had very specific food items/demands for her green room and was extremely rude to everyone that worked at the facility. This is a huge facility and just one venue among larger ones that have hosted much more prominent acts/stars.
Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
Being three hours late to perform is a complete d**k move, people have to get home, sometimes by (SHOCK! HORROR!) public transport.
Q B F T 3 years ago
Exactly. You'd never get that behaviour from Adele dazeem
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#57
I was managing a sandwich shop in college near Nick Lachey's home, and he and his (genuinely really nice) wife would come in from time to time. We'd usually comp his order since the entire shopping plaza would instantly show up and stack a line out the door and around the corner. But he never tipped us — he even elbowed his wife when she tried to — and he never looked at anyone or said hi to them the entire time he was at the restaurant.
Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
I'm surprised he even set foot in the place if it was so distasteful to him, also, who?
Lisa Z 3 years ago
He was a member of the boy band 98 Degrees. Think Backstreet Boys but less successful.
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#58
I used to be a bartender at a hotel, and Vivica A. Fox came in with a guy late one night after an event. He ordered a drink for himself and a house red for her, so I turned to her and asked if she preferred cab or merlot. She gave me the DIRTIEST look, like how dare I address her directly, and flounced off to a table without answering. The guy said, 'Just give her red, whatever...' and didn't leave a tip (they ordered four rounds, and no tip each time). They also complained that someone else came in and sat at a table near them and tried to get me to make them move. The other guests didn’t even try to approach her or anything — she was just mad that they dared to sit at a neighboring table.
#59
I’ve met Chris Martin from Coldplay. I’m not sure if he was having a bad day but he was really standoffish and cold. Not in a shy, introverted way but he was legitimately completely disinterested in talking to me or anyone around him trying to speak to him (this was at a VIP thing that some people payed hundreds of dollars for.) I’ve also met Jeremy Irons and Mac DeMarco. Both of them were equally bubbly and friendly.
#60
Billy West. I met him at a Comic-Con well over a decade ago. I was a teen and had just started watching Futurama, so I was gushing about his roles in that. He not only seemed uninterested, he said "hell no" when I asked for a picture. On the flip side, literally a few hours later, Rosario Dawson made an effort to take a picture with me even though I was a minute late to her meet and greet. She even complimented the Spider-Man costume i was wearing that day.
James016 3 years ago
Not to excuse his behaviour, Billy West is autistic and may have been struggling with the event.
ItsJess 3 years ago
You never know what people are dealing with in certain situations. My dad worked with him on a project years ago (didn't even realize who he was until he told me what he was up to and I lost my mind) and had nothing but good things to say about him. A more intimate and controlled setting is probably more comfortable for him.
Load More Replies... Miss Alice 3 years ago
I met Billy West at a convention here in Australia in 2016 and he was great. He was very friendly and chatty. He was over here when Trump was elected and we chatted about him having to go back and deal with it (it being the societal fallout that everybody knew was coming if trump got in). I also had a few drinks with him at the VIP party. My brother had a similar experience. However, I do have to say, Comic-Con is well known for treating its guests poorly. My friend who works in the convention industry (she's an event planner) has said it is one of the worst cons for guests. For example, their contract often says that guests are not allowed to take free pictures with convention attendees.
#61
I met Miles Teller at a bar — he told my friend to buy him a drink, and he still refused to take a picture with him. He ended up smacking my phone out of my hand — I'll never watch another movie with him in it again.
#62
One time, my mom and little brother (who was 4 years old at the time) were walking through an airport — Larry King ran into my little brother and knocked him over, and just continued walking without stopping to say sorry. I was 6 years old at the time, so I don’t personally remember this, but my mom told me all about it.
Christopher Walkies 3 years ago
Thanks for the image of Larry King running. Also, a lot of people look like Larry King...
Poultry Geist 3 years ago
I saw someone I thought was Cuba Gooding jr one time at an airport. I started following him and then realized I was getting far away from where I needed to be so I turned around went and got in line to get coffee. While In line I turned around and the man was right behind me! I told I was following him because I though he was Cuba Gooding Jr ! We laughed and that was it !
#63
I met jimmy Carr in Dublin on the street, he came out a shop door as I was walking by I said to friend is that jimmy Carr? Which he heard, he then took out his phone and pretended to talk to someone in a fake “leprechaun irish” accent and speed walked down the steeet
Fat Harry 3 years ago
Psychopath AND tax dodger. Let's not forget that part.
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#64
Dan Akroyd from The Blues Brothers. He had an extraordinarily high opinion of himself. I've met lots of actors, and some were nicer than others, but he was the only rude one.
Samantha Power 3 years ago
Sorry to hear that. Funny fact, my now deceased ex husband was the spitting image of John Belushi and actually sang one song when the Blues Brothers played in London.
Vetus Vespertilio 3 years ago
That’s odd. Ackroyd lives in Ontario; my journalist son-in-law has met him several times and always found him very natural and down to earth. Ackroyd is on the autism spectrum and also has Tourette's syndrome. I wonder if he sometimes misses social cues which could lead to him appearing to be rude.
#65
My brother worked at a very fancy ski resort hotel and celebrities came through there all the time. Kiefer Sutherland apparently was the biggest as*hole, but the funniest story I think is that Lars Ulrich used the fake name "Bruce Wayne." I sort of imagine he wanted to look like he was being cool and discrete but he didn't actually want to be discrete about his presence so he used the most suspicion provoking fake name.
Richard Portman 3 years ago
I don't know how Mr Sutherland is these days, but when he was here filming one of his earlier, forgotten films, he earned the nickname Kweefer because he was such a jerk.
#66
I’ve heard Lauryn Hill is awful to work with. My bosses at a festival I did some work at have worked with her numerous times and apparently she never listens to venue rules, always has way too many people with her, and shows up late. Not to mention she’s apparently rude to staff.
Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
They need to stop inviting her, if no-one books these toxic arseholes they quickly become has-beens.
#67
I’m a photographer, and one of my biggest events starting out was the opportunity to photograph the red carpet at Jingle Ball in 2014. I was 19 at the time, had severe health issues, and had also traveled seven hours from home to photograph the show. Among the chaos of a bunch of photographers packed in the area between the barricade and the stage, I had lost my phone and didn’t notice until we were back in the red carpet room. I immediately started to freak out, and I went into the hallway because I started having a panic attack. I didn't realize that was the hallway the performers used to exit the room, and as I leaned against the wall crying, Demi Lovato walked out and proceeded to give me an extremely dirty look. They seemed disgusted and rolled their eyes as they walked by me, as if I was some devoted fan crying over them [instead of experiencing something traumatic].
#68
My mom was a waitress in the Dallas area at the early days of wrestling when the WWE was still the WWF. Wrestlers after a show would come to her restaurant and eat there cause it was close to the venue the performed at. She meet a lot of old school famous wrestlers before it was popular. Apparently the Ultimate Warrior was a real as*hole who never tipped. Thats the only one she didn't like.
#69
My sister was a cook at a nice resort in Canada — one time, Maria Bello's assistant called in, saying she was coming with a bunch of guests and they wanted a certain type of bread served with their meal. So, the restaurant went out of their way to make her party this certain type of bread [off the menu], only to have them not show up. It was a huge waste of food.
#70
He's barely a celebrity, but Billy Mitchell (former video game champion who recently lost his title because of cheating) was at an arcade expo a few years ago selling his hot sauce. I was the only one at his booth, with cash in hand. He pointedly ignored me for several uncomfortable seconds, then just walked the hell away! At the time, I was angry and thought about stealing one of the hot sauces out of spite... but now I realize I had a very on-brand Billy Mitchell experience; this is a much better story than "he posed for a photo and signed a bottle of his hot sauce; seemed like a nice guy."
Dorothy Parker 3 years ago
That's the attitude. The worse the experience the better the story.
Miles Mawyer 3 years ago
I have a copy of "The Perfect Fraudman" by Dwayne Richard, who was a friend and associate of his. It's an incredibly telling documentary. Best part is it autographed it for me with "F*** Bill Mitchell" 🤣😂
#71
Bo Jackson and Chili Davis wouldn't sign my baseball when I was 8. There was nobody else around and they refused. F*ckin pricks.
#72
Owen Wilson, met him at a nightclub when he was in town filming Shanghai Noon (or whatever the western one was). You’d think he’d be super chill, but he was a huge snob. And he let me (a 19yo girl) buy him drinks. Funny anecdote, while I was talking to him my friend turned around to leave and walked straight into a glass wall instead of through the door in said glass wall. So his impression of us might have well been just as bad.
Rabbit Carrot 3 years ago
Yeah I mean did you expect him to pay for all the drinks though? If so that’s just as bad.
JustAnother Soul 3 years ago
Hmmm. He let her buy him a drink so he’s a bad person? I get the feeling that some of the people who have interacted with these celebrities are the impolite, rude and entitled ones.
Caroline Kimber 3 years ago
To be honest, I probably would have been a snob as well. You go to nightclubs to let loose and de-stress, and I'd be annoyed if people constantly came up to me. And just because he has money, doesn't mean he has to pay for all drinks and not receive them himself. If you didn't want to buy him drinks, you shouldn't have done so!
Chef Wooly 3 years ago
I was staying in Las Vegas at Planet Hollywood and making my way back to my room and when I got to the elevators, there was Owen absolutely smashed sloppy drunk trying to navigate into the elevators - I asked if he needed a hand and he could barely talk, but I got enough to know what floor he was on… It was just he and I in elevator and I and when his floor came, didn’t even budge so I said come on I’ll help you get to your door - He could barely walk but we eventually got there - Interesting 5 mins for sure ..!
Michael Sanders 3 years ago
Saw Luke Wilson at a bar in Austin once. It was like 20 years ago so my friend and I were probably 2 of 6 people who recognized him from Bottle Rocket. Very nice guy and very appreciative we knew who he was. Did a shot with him
#73
Brandon Marshall from the Broncos football team. Lots of famous people used to come to the gym I worked out at. All of them were nice except that dude. Only little kids playing pick up basketball wanted to talk to him and he was literally telling them to f*ck off. I am sure it gets annoying but damn man you asked for the life when you became a f*cking NFL player. Not like everyone was bugging you. Anyways I think someone told me he may be Bi-Polar. Which may be true, but he is still an as*hole.
Elly Sketchit 3 years ago
And the wonderful Carrie Fischer (sp?) was bipolar. You don't need to add that to a bad experience with someone, as if it "makes people a**holes". You're perpetuating a stereotype when you do.
#74
I worked at a publicity firm in Philadelphia while Tyler Perry was on a national press tour promoting Boo! A Madea Halloween in 2016. He flew in private with a 13-person staff, including personal chefs, assistants, trainers, manicurists, and dietitians. His team sat in the back of the plane while he sat alone in the front — he was then privately escorted from the airport while his team handled all of his luggage into a van. His team sent our local agency a long list of demands and rules in anticipation of his arrival: Tyler wanted to be addressed/referred to as 'Mr. Perry,' we were prohibited to speak to him directly (only to his team), room temperature orange Gatorade had to be in his green room, furniture wasn't allowed in his press interview suite, ALL media/press had to travel to him (Mr. Perry wouldn't leave the hotel), and he wouldn't wait for anyone. I helped out with the local press tour, but I kept my distance from him — his entire team seemed terrified of him.
#75
Haven't met too many celebrities but Leslie Jones was probably the rudest. She just kinda had this attitude of like, being annoyed at fans
#76
I took writing classes taught by Lidia Yuknavitch. This woman is the walking stereotype of pretension. If you didn't tow the radical left political party line as well, she would insult and make fun of you in class and try to get the other students to shame them. If your stories weren't balls deep in allegory and metaphor and acting as an allusion to something traumatic or political, then you were "just a scribbler." I don't like her.
Kay blue 3 years ago
Toe is correct, it means following the rules etc. It's often mistaken for tow as in pulling something.
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Samuel Jackson. Was walking around NYC around 17 or 18 and who do I see in the corner of my eye, but Mace Windu himself Kango hat and all. I was nervous about going up to him but I proceed to watch a young woman go up to him, show him her head shot, and take a picture with him. After he does this I have the confidence to strike so I stroll up and ask "Are you Samuel Jackson?" and he is like "Nah" so I proceed to ask "Are you sure? Im pretty sure you are Samuel Jackson" and he says "Nah you got me confused with someone else" and walks away. I was a massive fan before and now I will always associate him with that memory.
Jan Velart 3 years ago
Even superheroes have a bad day. I work behind the scenes in sport and saw many pro athletes to turn people down. And I understand that. Because they have to be somewhere. Because they have to meet someone or be with their family. Or have just bad mood at the moment. It is a split second for you but hundreds of split seconds every day for them. It sucks when it is you who is turned down though
Mr Zipperface 3 years ago
Such a big SLJ fan wouldn't have had to ask, thus providing him the get out clause to walk away.
River Webb 3 years ago
this one isnt too bad ig, celebrities want to walk around like normal people too
Tara Raay 3 years ago (edited)
I’m sorry but this one is sooo dumb… How does that make him rude?
Vision Jinx 3 years ago
It's actually pretty funny and I think that's what SLJ was going for.
Load More Replies... #78
I met Patrick Stewart backstage at a comic book convention when I used to work for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The child and their family had requested to meet Stan Lee, and it was quite the scene when Stan was ever so gracious to this family (he was THE BEST). The other celebrities backstage joined in on the scene and took multiple pictures with the family — I asked Patrick Stewart if he'd mind taking a picture with them as well, and he said, 'Yes, I DO mind' and walked off. I haven’t watched Star Trek: The Next Generation or any X-Men movies he's been in since then.
Kaz 3 years ago
A friend of mine is a mechanic and had just started at a new place. Turns out Patrick is a customer. Friend is a total fanboy and when his new colleagues realise they ask Patrick to chat to him. he proceeds to do so, also poses for a picture with him and seeks him out for a chat anytime he is in. Totally down to earth and friendly apparently.
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Vetus Vespertilio 3 years ago
It’s one instance. Even knights and Shakespearean actors have bad days, and he’s both.
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Kerry Ericksson 3 years ago
I suppose the celebrities like some people and not others like anyone else
Spampampams 3 years ago
I've seen him interviewed and he referred to himself in the third person. Nuff said
Peter Hall 3 years ago
Was that the TV show Extras where he played a horrible version of himself?
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What do you think ?
lenka 3 years ago (edited)
I would absolutely HATE to be famous. I am not excusing the behavior of some of these people at all - some of them are absolutely appalling! But as I was reading them the thing that struck me the most was the constant barrage of fans. I am also not blaming the fans, but I can see how exhausting it must be to met with some kind of expectation literally every minute that you are out in public. I feel very strongly about being kind and respectful whether you are a celebrity or not but I think I would get a little crabby at all the attention all the time.
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
Ikr. Celebrities are still just human beings trying to do what they're paid to do, and they don't get paid for signing autographs and talking to people on the street. The little bit of downtime they have they just want their privacy. I'm sure on other days they're a lot more chill.
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Luttjetrut 3 years ago
To be honest: I think it's rude to walk up to a stranger and think you're entitled to his or hers time / picture / autograph. Yes, it's nice if they take the time for you, but they are perfectly allowed to turn you down. It's something else if the person comes to the place were you work (bar / restaurant / plane), they need your services and then behave in a bad way. That's rude.
Stoopham McFernybabes 3 years ago
Turning you down politely - sure. And everyone is allowed to have bad days (and I will acknowledge the stories about celebs having bad days and behaving badly are going to travel further and wider than mediocre nice stories). BUT, these people are famous because fans made them famous. They are rich and powerful because people made them like that, so if they have to “suffer” though a bit more fan attention than they may want to, U think that comes with the territory. I don’t always want to go to work but sometimes I have to suck it up and do it, and do it well, nonetheless.
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Mimi La Souris 3 years ago
I don’t like this kind of article, why should celebrities be "nice" all the time ? they don’t owe anyone anything outside of their work. We have to stop with the celebrity cult.
Happy_Pandalover 3 years ago
Also while some sound genuinely rude - i find it hard to judge them based on one person‘s review about them.
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GirlFriday 3 years ago
On the flip side of this, I sat next to Steve Martin on a flight to New York once. He was so absolutely gracious and kind to me throughout the flight and even walked with me to ground transportation. When he realized I was trying to get a cab (this was in the days before Uber) he gave me a ride in his town car to my hotel.
Beth S 3 years ago
I am only shocked by a couple of these. Most of these celebrities on this list are well known asshats.
Issey 3 years ago
Some of these "fans" seem to be "asshats" too. Especially the hotel stories make me angry. I worked in hotels for a long time and the first thing you learn is that you are NOT to annoy guests, follow them around and ask for autographs, no matter how famous they are. Discretion is the most important thing in a hotel, so these stories going "I worked at the hotel celebrity xy stayed in so I went to get their autograph" should have gotten them fired.
Load More Replies... Rahul Pawa 3 years ago
I appreciate that a lot of these also mentioned celebrities who were nice.
No you didn't 3 years ago
Let's not forget that many of these are moments in the life of the celebrities. Everyone has a bad moment and isn't always equally nice to other people.
Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
My brother and father met a cricket player when i was 9. My brother and the cricketer have the same name so when my father called my brother the cricketer was walking behind them so he turned around. After everything was explained the cricketer gave a fist bump to my brothher and went off. I wish i was there to see it
rabbit 3 years ago
The bad: Tony Randall. In a restaurant he was sitting with Lynn Anderson. It was not crowded unless you consider the big table with Anne Meara and others working on the show. They had finished eating some time before and were nursing their coffee. Another talent for the show stopped to talk to them briefly. When he left, a girl about 10-12 who had been waiting for a very long time approached with her paper and pen. Randall shooed her way - "not while I'm eating". He had finished eating ages ago. The girl was crushed. The good: Arnie Palmer. He was in town for the Pro-Am. Eating at a favorite restaurant of mine was signing autographs. The owner approached him to offer him a more private table. Arnie thanked him but turned him down. He made a comment about appreciating his fans. Later, at his plane, after he had paid all those to whom he owned money for the weekend, and signed a lot of autographs, I got a picture with him. Bob Hope was also there and was friendly.
Fiona Parky 3 years ago
I’m not really a name and shame sort of person. Whatever interaction I’ve had with a celebrity I’ve no idea what they’ve been through just before and I don’t complain. I will say who was extra nice though. The names that stand out are The Smashing Pumpkins, Robert Plant, Noddy Holder, John Nettles, Jenny Agguter and Glynn Purnell. I also do apologise to Mel C (sporty spice) for opening a door into her face and nearly taking her eye out. She was very nice about it. I need to apologise to Lord Courtenay for his having to retrieve his dog, I think she was called Ora, she’d taken a real fancy to my dog and was dead set on following us home. Again he was really nice about it.
lenka 3 years ago (edited)
I would absolutely HATE to be famous. I am not excusing the behavior of some of these people at all - some of them are absolutely appalling! But as I was reading them the thing that struck me the most was the constant barrage of fans. I am also not blaming the fans, but I can see how exhausting it must be to met with some kind of expectation literally every minute that you are out in public. I feel very strongly about being kind and respectful whether you are a celebrity or not but I think I would get a little crabby at all the attention all the time.
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
Ikr. Celebrities are still just human beings trying to do what they're paid to do, and they don't get paid for signing autographs and talking to people on the street. The little bit of downtime they have they just want their privacy. I'm sure on other days they're a lot more chill.
Load More Replies... Luttjetrut 3 years ago
To be honest: I think it's rude to walk up to a stranger and think you're entitled to his or hers time / picture / autograph. Yes, it's nice if they take the time for you, but they are perfectly allowed to turn you down. It's something else if the person comes to the place were you work (bar / restaurant / plane), they need your services and then behave in a bad way. That's rude.
Stoopham McFernybabes 3 years ago
Turning you down politely - sure. And everyone is allowed to have bad days (and I will acknowledge the stories about celebs having bad days and behaving badly are going to travel further and wider than mediocre nice stories). BUT, these people are famous because fans made them famous. They are rich and powerful because people made them like that, so if they have to “suffer” though a bit more fan attention than they may want to, U think that comes with the territory. I don’t always want to go to work but sometimes I have to suck it up and do it, and do it well, nonetheless.
Load More Replies... Mimi La Souris 3 years ago
I don’t like this kind of article, why should celebrities be "nice" all the time ? they don’t owe anyone anything outside of their work. We have to stop with the celebrity cult.
Happy_Pandalover 3 years ago
Also while some sound genuinely rude - i find it hard to judge them based on one person‘s review about them.
Load More Replies... GirlFriday 3 years ago
On the flip side of this, I sat next to Steve Martin on a flight to New York once. He was so absolutely gracious and kind to me throughout the flight and even walked with me to ground transportation. When he realized I was trying to get a cab (this was in the days before Uber) he gave me a ride in his town car to my hotel.
Beth S 3 years ago
I am only shocked by a couple of these. Most of these celebrities on this list are well known asshats.
Issey 3 years ago
Some of these "fans" seem to be "asshats" too. Especially the hotel stories make me angry. I worked in hotels for a long time and the first thing you learn is that you are NOT to annoy guests, follow them around and ask for autographs, no matter how famous they are. Discretion is the most important thing in a hotel, so these stories going "I worked at the hotel celebrity xy stayed in so I went to get their autograph" should have gotten them fired.
Load More Replies... Rahul Pawa 3 years ago
I appreciate that a lot of these also mentioned celebrities who were nice.
No you didn't 3 years ago
Let's not forget that many of these are moments in the life of the celebrities. Everyone has a bad moment and isn't always equally nice to other people.
Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
My brother and father met a cricket player when i was 9. My brother and the cricketer have the same name so when my father called my brother the cricketer was walking behind them so he turned around. After everything was explained the cricketer gave a fist bump to my brothher and went off. I wish i was there to see it
rabbit 3 years ago
The bad: Tony Randall. In a restaurant he was sitting with Lynn Anderson. It was not crowded unless you consider the big table with Anne Meara and others working on the show. They had finished eating some time before and were nursing their coffee. Another talent for the show stopped to talk to them briefly. When he left, a girl about 10-12 who had been waiting for a very long time approached with her paper and pen. Randall shooed her way - "not while I'm eating". He had finished eating ages ago. The girl was crushed. The good: Arnie Palmer. He was in town for the Pro-Am. Eating at a favorite restaurant of mine was signing autographs. The owner approached him to offer him a more private table. Arnie thanked him but turned him down. He made a comment about appreciating his fans. Later, at his plane, after he had paid all those to whom he owned money for the weekend, and signed a lot of autographs, I got a picture with him. Bob Hope was also there and was friendly.
Fiona Parky 3 years ago
I’m not really a name and shame sort of person. Whatever interaction I’ve had with a celebrity I’ve no idea what they’ve been through just before and I don’t complain. I will say who was extra nice though. The names that stand out are The Smashing Pumpkins, Robert Plant, Noddy Holder, John Nettles, Jenny Agguter and Glynn Purnell. I also do apologise to Mel C (sporty spice) for opening a door into her face and nearly taking her eye out. She was very nice about it. I need to apologise to Lord Courtenay for his having to retrieve his dog, I think she was called Ora, she’d taken a real fancy to my dog and was dead set on following us home. Again he was really nice about it.
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